Advancement in Railways

In the recent past, alarming capacity utilisation levels and the increasing number of accidents on the railway network have triggered growing concerns over the safety of Indian Railways (IR). The carrier has therefore accorded priority […]

A significant year for the rolling stock segment, 2018-19 saw major milestones being achieved. Among these were the launch of the first indigenously developed and manufactured semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express (Train 18), the roll-out […]

With the aim of saving costs and reducing its carbon footprint, Indian Railways (IR) has made 100 per cent electrification a key priority. It has plans to electrify around 38,000 route km (rkm) between 2017-18 […]